Germany’s Catholic bishops acknowledge «destructive self-interest» during World War I
Bavarian bishops walk in procession to the Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers near Bad Staffelstein, Germany, in this 2012 photo. Germany’s Catholic bishops have urged efforts to overcome «destructive self-interest» on the 100th anniversary of World War I, while recognizing the shared guilt of churches for the conflict, which left 16 million dead. (CNS photo/Daniel Karmann, EPA) (July 28, 2014) See WWI-GERMANS, July 28, 2014.
